THE PAROCHJ,IL CHIIRCII COIINCIL O
ST. JOHIN TIIE kl'.4INGFLISI', M'.4TERBEACH
Ilr*8udiied Trinanti41 Rewprt
For tbt >ear ended 31 December 2023
Re￿stered Chxrlty No 1193942

Tht P*ro¢hiil Couneil of Si John the Ewingtli$i. W8ttrbe*th
PCC Report
For tht yt*r tmded JI Dt¢embtr 2023
ADnyAI report of the Parochi*l ch￿re1} Co￿￿tEL I'PC.C.'I
Th¢ m¢mbers of ihe PCC. ￿'h(> 3re the mLStees of the chgrity for the Purposes ofthe Charities Act 2011, present their Annual Repon and the Financial
Siai¢m¢nis for the ye8r ended 31 Deceniber 2023
The fin9ncial siatemenls have been prepored in accordance Mryih the accounting wlicies set out in note I 10 the accounts and ¢ompl) with the Charsiies
Act 2011 and Accounlillg and Reporting bi Charities.. Siaiernenl of RecoTnmended Pra¢iirL' appliiable 10 charities prLVallll8 their *E¢ounis in a¢¢Ord￿¢¢
with the Finan¢ial Reporting Siandatd appli¢able in the UK and Republic (>fireland IFRS1021 l¢ff¢¢1s￿e l Januarj 20151.
Aims ofihe PCC
Th¢ PCC is * bod> ¢le¢ied b) Ihob¢ ¢ligible 10 i'oi¢ at the Annual Paro¢hial Chureh M¢¢¢in8. The PCC (Powers) Me¥sur¢ 1956 %tate.q that the PCC is lo
co-op¢ratr with ih¢ mini.qi¢r in promoting in ihe pari.qh (he i¥'hol¢ missifrn ofih¢ chur¢h. ￿￿￿oral, evangelisiic. social and ecumenical. The PCC has tak.en
regard of Ihe Charit). Commiqsion s guidgnee relaied io publie benefit and th¢y btlieve ihe PCC'S acliiities are in 3ecordance ￿ryth those guidelines.
Adminislr(7tive informaiion."
Parocbi41 Namt-
St John the EvBngelisl. Walerbeach
ch￿￿￿ Location=
SLition Koad. Walerbeach
Corre$poDdtBte Addres$'.
Parish O(fJce. St John's Church Room. Station Road. Waierbeach.
Cambridge CB25 9HT
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E-mail..
officefulsljohns-wYlerbeach.orB.uk
A550tiativt I'iczr..
Keld Paul Butler
C.'hurehwardtns=
Richard Stobart Ilo 1415120231
Kafy Asil¥> 110 1415120231
Andre￿. Gloi'er (from 1415Q0231
PCC Se¢retary'.
Claire Keuh ILO 3118120231
Trn*$urtr:
AndTe%4' Collon
Saltgu*rdi*8 Offi¢er.
Holli Bi¢lby
Rt¥isiertyJ Ch*ritv No.:
1193952
IDdeptttdtThi Ex*mithtrs'.
Siaffor<ls
Chartered Accountants
Unit I C.arnbridg¢ Huu5¢. C.amboTO BusTness Park. Oakingion Rts#d
Girton. l3mbridge. CB3 OQII
Banks..
The CO-operati￿e Bank PIC
l Balltson SITL*i. M#nchesl¢T. M60 4EP
CCLA ]n%'esln￿nt Managem¢nl Lid IThe CBF Church of England Funds).
80 Cheapside. London. EL 2V 6D7
Charitable Sidtus
Regi51eied with the Choriiy Cottmission as The Paiurhial C.hur¢h Counril OI'SI John the F%attg¢lisi. WaiLTbea¢h. Re8i%ier¢d Chgrity Numb¢r 119i952

Tht P#rothi41 Chur¢h Collncil of St John the F.v*n8tlist, M'*t¢rbe4th
PCC Rtport
For Ihc vt*r ended 31 Dt£emb¢r 2023
Electoral Roll/Sunday Aiiendance
All art wel¢om¢ io attend OilT regular ser￿1¢¢$ and ai 3151 Decemb¢r 2023 ihL're were 156 people on the El¢¢ioral Roll 12022.. 1591. The fi8ur¢ foT
2verg8¢ Sundaw 4tiendan£e through Octob¢r 2023 was 55 adults. 19 ¢hildren12022-. 57 adulls. 16 children).
Sn7icthre, GoNernance undmonogvmenl
Th¢ Parochial Chur¢h Ceuncil is B corfft)r41¢ IK)d!' ¢Slablished bl. Ihe Church of England. The PCC opeTatt% under ihe P3rochi31 Church Coun¢il Power5
M¢asurL. The meihtsd of appoiniment ofpcc ni¢mb¢rs 15 out in th¢ Church RePTe￿ntatIOn Rules 2017. Those who regulaily attend our ¢hur¢h
services or are r¢si4¢ni in th¢ pdrish are eligibl¢ io regisleT on the Elecmral Roll and gland for election to the PCC M'hiih co]nprise5 elected la). members
plus other co.opt¢d and ex-0￿1Cle mernbers. PCC NKmbers are appointed for a 3 )'¢ar ieTm. N4knich can be rent￿￿0 for 0 furfheT lertn. On appoinimtni
PLC m¢M￿TS aY¢ prtsi'ided %4iih guidelines on being a Trnsiee and inlorni8tion a￿)￿1 Ihe purwse respon%ibiliiy ofihe PCC. This is claritied in Ihc
tjrst PCC me¢iing ofea¢h ytar.
As requir¢d by law. Ihc PCC has a Standing Commiiiee uthich has to Iransa¢i the business ol-the PCC b¢iwe¢n its meeiings, subject 10 an>.
dir¢ciions giv¢n b%. Ihe Cvuncil. In addition th¢r¢ is a Fabric Group and ih¢ PCC is in Ihe process of establishing S*Mardship and PeTsonn¢l Group& the
Ternls of R¢f¢renee for Mthieh have been set.
The lull list ot'PCC m¢mbers having served in 2023 ar¢..
Associatr Vi¢*r
Th¢ R¢vd. Paul Butler
Chair
Churehwardtns
Richard Siobart
Katy Astle
Andrtm" Glvirr
Resigned 141512023
Resigned 141512023
Appointed 141512023
Elected Members
James Bi¢lbi'
Penelope Clay
Andrem Coiio
Millie Lonon
Sarah F.dwaTd5
Tob), EdTh?rds
Tiffany Langton
Mik¢ Linch
Siuan Morris
Sarah N¢i4ms
Sibonokllhle Nkomo
Thandis￿E Nvirenda
Richard 02k¢$
Paul Treguing
Kats, West
Jane Il'illiamson
Mi¢ha¢l W'illiamson
Adrian WTighi
Treasurer
Resigned 141512023
App)ini¢d 141512023
Resigned 141512023
R¢si8n¢d 141512023
Curg
Apwinied 271712023
Appointed 141512023
Resign¢d 141512023
Appoinied 141512023

The P#ro¢hi#l Churtb C.ouJ¥til of St John iht E%'iThgeli5t. Il'*terbt#tb
PCC Rtport
For thE Vtar tndtd 31 Dtttmber 2023
Our Mission (Objeclives)
To proclaim (he Good Ne￿.8 ofihe Kingdutn
To teach. baptise and nurture new believ¢T5
To respxind 10 human need b¥ loving service
To seek to transform unjusi slrnclures of s(KieE>, lo ch&ll¢nge violen¢¢ of ¢v¢ry kind and lo pursue p¢a¢¢ and r¢¢on¢iliation
To strive its safeguard the iniegTity of ¢￿all0￿ and Sustain and renEW' the life of the earth
Achievements and Pepformance
Prayer has Continued TO understood b) the PCL to be a prioriiy. Our monthl). pra}'er meeiing. Prayer Engine, has been 3nended bi, g faithful group of
intercessoFS bring the mini5tr3 ofst AndTew s before the L4>rd Te8ularly.
FolloThing IhL Climale and Envirvnmenial ETlltrgenL> RecoBniliLin Stalen￿￿1 agTeed by ihe PCC in 2021. the Eco ChuTch group ha￿e iaken fonNard work
in the aTeas of lil ¢n¢r8y susiainabilii) and buildings. lill mona8¢m¢nl ofour churchyard and gaTd¢ns and liiil lifesl)'le and engagement. ￿'e achIe￿ed the
E¢o-Churth Siller A%%'aTd in 2023 and art now w0￿"ing iow?rd$ Iht GDld AwaTd.
Health and Safets ￿ MTII as Safeguarding hal'c been priority areas for developineni b) the PCC in 2023. A review'of LN)Ih ofthese lakes place al every.
Jneeting ol'ihe PCC Miih iTrTitten reports and dclails ol'iiork currenil). being undertaken. SaleguaTJing Sundai was held in November 2023 Nthere Ihe
Iheologi of safeguarding as being al Ihe heart ol-the good news ofjesus Chri51 ￿3S clearli articiilJled.
The Quin9￿￿nIal inspection of the ¢hur¢h buildlngs ivas undcrtak¢n in earl) 2022 and Ihe prioTII> lssue$ addrcssed immL'diatel>'.
Plansfor ihE FulEire
Treh planning Aciivities for ilie )ear. the Vicar ihe PCC have con8ider¢d ihe Charii) Commissinn s guidance on pyblic benefii and. in parti¢ular. Ihe
sw¢iti¢ guidance on cliarities tor the adl'ancemeni ol'religion. In 2024 ihe PCC tocus on regchiJJg out in mission ￿ ihe first r¢sid¢nis ol'ih¢ n
de%elopm¢ni start to mole in. continuing to g$sess our spa¢e and buildings to ¢nsur¢ lil for th¢ luiur¢. ¢On.￿Ider Stslling and ￿olUnt¢¢r rDl¢$ n¢td¢d io
delik¢r our ob1ecsives ￿'hI]e ensuring 3 sowid financial frAmework. Ile will a150 be und¢rtsking 3 thorough r¢i'i¢w ol'our risk ass¢s$m¢nis and polici¢s
io ¢nsure sound governance.
Associale Vicar's Reporl
2023 ￿.￿S a time ol'gTo￿lh and reneN471, bolh iiiiiiieTiLdlli iii tlie deepening ol'our CIITliiiaii laiili. The tourth Sunda! breakf2sI, lolloiiEd b>
Breakfast Church, continued io be a splendid opwrtiinity to eat 108eiher and worship togeiher- and it's ken a delight lo M'elcome new people ol'all ages
hu haN'e lound 3 spiritual home al Si John s. Man) newcotners to Si John s have.joined the community after be￿g in%"ited io church.. the pTrwer of
inlilalion and the Tralues of wel¢u]ne hospildlit! haie been foundatiot￿l lo our 8rowth.
In Julv we N4rlcomed Sarah Ne￿￿5. our curate. I1kn05e ministry has broughi new per5￿ct￿Ne5 and insights to the life of Si John s. In Septcmter, we
appoinled Sarah Edwdrds ds our Undvr 5$ Minister. quickli fortnvd slrong pasloral relationship5 al Fooisleps. our h¥ice-weekl> pre-school group.
With Kirsll 5 5UPWrt and leJdeTship. oui thildrtn in nunibvr5 and in spiritual maluTiI)-- the young people and children ivere encourBged to
participate in Ihe IhiTd Sunda) dll age s¢Tri¢e. and other limes. which inlegTalcd Ihctn tnuie lull) into ihe worshipping life of the church.
I want to take ihis opwrtunity lo record m). PTofound graiitude to those who have helped io share the le&dership103d.. Janei fjlov¢r. Brian Maeth)n*ld-
Miln¢. Chrt$ 8gNer. Sue Butler and Sarah Ne%￿5. Ihe Tninislr> team ￿'hO assisted in leading and preaching at Sundgj. services.. Jgnel Gloi'¢r for her wis¢
and ¢aring leadership ol'the Pastoral Care Team-. Kir5ty Morris lor her passionaie and sensilii'e leadership ot'ihe Children and Families Minisir%.' S&rah
Ed%4ards t(Ir her pasioral sen511ii'el) and wise listening 5kills,' Siie Biiiler lor creatjiits. fBciliiaiing ihe SundaN' iouih group.. Michael Wtlliamson tor his
l¢adeTship of our sung M￿rshiP and the choir. Jane Willia￿s￿n for oh so mani thinBS.' MikL' Astle! and ihe band lor leading ollr third Sunda!. sung
rship.. Andre￿- cotton. our'lTeasurer. fvr work-ing his tnagic and once again pulling rabbiis out ofihe tinancial haT.' Adrian ￿'righT for managing ih¢
hire of Ihe Church Room and doing nian) other SUPPOrfiie tasks: R05 Wright lor supporting the baplisni families and our Explore eN'enls' Dave
Arni￿rong for assisling Ihe churLh fabric and tlimbing up IhinBS- Chris Armstrong for leadin8 Ihe flower ledm. prol'ided some scinlillaling
displ2>s: James Bielbl and AndT¢W Ctsiion whu dL'di¢aied man)- hour5 caring for ihe ¢hurehiaTd.. Holli Bi<lby s assiduous cornmiltnenl to the
saleguardinE rule-. OllT I￿V ChiiT¢h Ward¢ns. Rithard Siobarl and Ka¢￿ A$il¢% (its 20231.

Tbt Paroehial Churth Couneil of St John tbt Lvallgeli$t, Waierbeath
PCC Report
For tht ve¥r ejded 31 D¢ctmbtr2023
Associale Vieap's Repori (Cvnl.)
who contribul¢d a consid¢rnble amount ofiime and energ) on proj¢¢is, pa51oTal care and routin¢ ¢hur¢h and sunda￿ ser%'ices managetnent. Andre
Gloverour currejii chllrch wardtn Ifrom May 20231 re.¢n¢rgis¢d our adtninislralive and communi¢aiion sy.%l¥ms. and PErformed many ¢ss¢ni¢al
l&sk5 that Warden$ do, including k¢eping the Vicar in check. l al$0 wani io ¢xpress tn} graiitude to Tr¢mbers of ih¢ chuT¢h famil!. served on the
Welcomers. Re2der% and Inier¢¢qsors Team5. and without our Sunda>. services could noi have run %inooihJ. Finally. I want lo express ni}.
appTecialion lo the PCC. M'ho as the l¢uder5hip leam of the church. ha￿ provided me wilh wisdom. gu5dgn¢e. good humour as wt sought to lead th¢ Si
John's communits. IoReiheT.
Jn 2023. coniinued io discover wh*1 il means lo be the chllr¢h.' a ¢ommunily ofthe Hol!. Spirit. commilled folloi%ing Jesus ChTisI. W'e soughi io bL
mOTe inclusive. so th21 newcom¢rs had a pla¢e among us and a qeat ai ihe iable. We priorilised 'belonging
and in lh¢ btlon8inB- continued a jour￿)
ot'tr3n5foTmation into the ¢h8raa¢T ofJesus.
Report compiled by Paul Butler
Churclt Wardens, Report
La￿ years APCM 5#w boih Rt¢hard Siob3rt and Katy Asile> step do¥￿. and onl> Ihe eleciion of# ging1¢ repl￿¢M¢ni. l a]n N'eri gratefijl for all ih¢
support from previous wardens. IK)Ih iminediate predecessors as w¢ll as fomier ￿ardens. I￿lIhOUl iihom l ￿￿vId have been losil Ho￿Ever. we do n¢ed 10
ensure th31 we have w¥rdens going foT%vaTd as il makes for a mu¢h more balanced and stable leadership ietym for the churth.
My thanks go 10 Iht *ams of Welcotners who hai'e dow ¢K¢tlleni MDrk WTlcoming wDrshippers and running the geT%￿(e5. Also a hug¢ thank you lo Ihe
t¢am of i'oluni¢¢rs." Dol'e ATm51rong. iks F13ck. th¢ Bi¢lb! f¥niil).. Andrew Lotton. Joe Mcwilliams and Doroihj DTuitt ivho h3N'e helped maini)in th¢
Old Buri¥l Ground and the Churchydrd. And pgrticular thgnks. 80 10 Adrian Il'right for his ¢ontinuing ¢vmmilmenl to Tnaintenance and developm¥ni in
gnd around Chureh and for his oi'eT5ighi ofihe Churchroom.
At the end ofAugusi w¢ a¢¢tPlvd the resignation ofour Adniinisiraior. Claire, due lo the ongoing rtnan¢ial ¢onsiraini$ thai pcc found ilself und¢r. W¢
had been blessed for a humbtr of >eJTS bv her quiet mAn3gem¢ni of tht 0￿7¢£ and her lose h3s caus¢d ) large gap in Ihe adtninislralion of the ehurch.
aliliough It has forced wme fr¢.qh think.ing on holy lo manage. Th¢ major ¢hange has been ihe replacement of Ihe fold bk digilal COTntnunicaiions-
namel). a wEekl> ¢niail of Ihe diary and neil's IliTriled pa￿r copies ar¢ ￿111 available lor ihose noi on email and visiiorsl.
W¢ iv¢re finall) ablt Iv procurt * new sound 5ySttm IOT Church. Avanil System& a local Supplier of wund Sy$lem5 that has an excelleni r¢puiaiion fvr
lh¢ insiallaiion of systems for Churches. coniplcted ihe majoriD of ihe wvrk just Iliierallil in lim¢ for the Carol Service. Al the time of iwiting Mr art still
Iting li)r Ih¢ i4Dodtn Cabinel Iv house the mixing desk Mliich ihen Tesolve tlie lin31 issues ￿1111 Ihc radiv mics. lkne impT0￿ed sound quality is
Blreadw nfriiceablv *rtd Ihe new features for the music group, ali¥muli%'e sound inputs and o%'erall conirollabilil!. arv a mttjor irnprovetnenl. W¢ do
hTrM'ev¢r nou nted Yolutti¢er5 Mtho are willin% to help op¢rai¢ Ihe Syslem on a Sunday and traininR ¥%ill be provided.
ThL' replacement ol'lhe whole w¢51 la¢in¥ ¥ablt ot'the organ chamber roof and insiallaiion ora second lightning CODdii¢ior sian¢d 01 Ihe end ol.
2023 and completed in earlN' 2024. W¢ awwded a gTanl lo cover a prnportion of ihv PTojecl costs Mith ihe balance coming from Ih¢ Chuich
maint¥nance fund. VaTiOUS miJJor roofing r¢paiTS Wtrt ¢￿Tied oul at the sam¢ tim¢.
or ihe repaiY$ to thÈ IIAt roof. haie decided to add a n￿lI1￿r ol'Jddiiional dnd necessan improiemenis in gnd around ihe lobbi area. We ￿711 n¢ed
lo upgrade ih¢ insulaiion ol'ihi lobb￿. boih walls and roof. We will b¢ ablL Iv ixlend the healing svstem with g %ingle radialcir on IhE wesl MEII. W¢ will
add a greN' ￿ler mgnagerneni using Tain￿zter collecied trom ih¢ Chur¢h Djvl'and ihai Mtll require signilicant ¢han¥¥s io Ih¢ ioilel plurnbing.
GI￿en the degree of disruption ￿111 lake the opportuniil to refurbiqh ihe ioil¢i$. and budgets perniitting. the old kit¢h¥n. H¢nrv Frreiand is in the
PTocess of preparinR a specifi¢aiion and d￿￿[￿entS needed for a Rrani 2ppli¢aiion and fur preseniaiion lo polentigl coniraciors.
Report compiled by Andrew Glover

Tht Parothial C.hwrtb CouD¢il of Sl John ihe EvAll8elist. M'*t¢rbt*th
PCC R¢port
For iht yt*r ended 31 De¢tmb¢r2023
Deunery Synod Reporl
1 gm a m¢mber of Dioc¢san S>nod anl by ￿1n￿¢ of thaL l am a memb¢r of Ekantt) Synod,. howei'er. l am tLOI Ifomlall))￿'aierbtaCk'$ represtniaiive.
The Synod met twie¢ dutiDg 2023. The m¢¢iing in Jul) discusstd ih¢ D¢an¢r¥ Pl*n. This is an imw)rtani do¢umcnt and will go a lon8 wa> w shaping the
mini*r) in the area. It took a gr¢at de31 of hard work to produ¢¢ and w'#5 adopild iviih agtsinsi ai Ihe metlifjg.
Th¢ November meeting included a pres¢n181ion on a n¢w iniiiaiiv¢, O￿tt Christian Ltarning. MO￿ ¢kiails ofihis new s¢h¢m¢ ¢an ￿ found ai hllps'.11
¢1). le3rn.anglican.or&l but in summary. here is what th¢y say..
If you T¢ looking io deepen your fAilTr4 1¢8rn a skill ￿ help )'our ¢hur¢h run more ¢fftctively. karn n¢w ways io ¢onnea your faith wilh your
neighbourhood or begin a.journey to some forni of recognis¢d rninigtT)' in Ih¢ Chur¢h. you have eom¢ io ih¢ Tighi pla¢¢. Hai'e a Iwk around. and ivhen
you're read)., gel in iouchl
Last >ear. the APCM tailed io eleci gn). la). represeni3tives to the North Stomt Dcaner), Synod. Thjs is a greol sliam¢ siftce it reall& is imw)nant Ihat
WaierEeach'5 loice is heard 31 the nexi le￿.el of governAnce of ih¢ ChuKh Trf F.ngl¥nd. You 114Iso gd a ¢han¢e 10 find oui M'hgt 1% happ¢ning ihroughoui
the Deaner¥ which extends Irom the riwer Lam in the east to Bar Ilill in the ￿.¢51. I do ho￿ that members of the ¢ongregation ￿.11] %riousl)' consider
puttjng their names forward for election at representatives gt th¢ APCM. If vou ￿OUld lik¢ 10 know mor¢ a￿ul ih¢ North SITr￿,¢ D¢an¢ry, thlk to me. or
access online ai https.'IlwMThi'.el>diocese.or&lnonh-sloMe4lcaTheTI'.php
R¢sx)rt Compiled by Mi¢lwl Williamson
Our eihical andfair Iradepolicy
To us¢ fair Trade products Ntherev¢T wssible..
10 choose financial services from insliiulions M'hich publish and report on iheir ethjcal irading rrt)licies'.
To choose eon%umabl¢ itrtn.% Ic.g. pa￿rI from Suppliers who ¢an d¢mon$iraie Ihv erti'itonmeniall) fTiendl!' nolure of their PTodu¢is:
Ta ¢on%id<r lh¢ eniironmenial impact ofbuilding ￿orks..
To consider m¢atts of redu¢ing our energy use in Ih¢ Ion8 i¢mi'.
To educate ourseli'es and church in eni'ironmentsl. eihical and fgiT trad¢ issu¢s.

The P*rochiAI Cburth Council of si.lohh the Ei'angtli$i, W*ttrbea¢h
PCL Rtport
For the vtar ended 31 December 2023
Financial Jnformoiio
While reporting thai our General Fund ts in surplus at the ¢nd of202J is a %%￿nderfUl wsition 10 be in, it beli¢s some ven. chgllen8tng p¢riods during
ytar.
A mix of new givers combinLd wilh a number of our existing regularttrniTibulors inettasing their gti'ing duTing 2023. has delivered some gr0￿h in our
core giving basc and. had all things been equal. ￿OUld hal'e secured our planned uplifi in regular giving during the %'¢ar. Hol￿Ver. hake also said
'Cheerio' 10 a niimber ofindiNiduals and lamilies, and the net etl¢¢i has meant Me missed our income target for regulargiving. However, & su¢c¢ssfikl
Christmas Appeal means ihai knlal gii'ing txteeded our 202) plan.
PCC h¥s b¢¢n fa¢ed with some difficult choices in i¢m8 of where w¢ ¢an spend mone).. During the v¢ar our Parish Adminisir&or stepped domm from
their role and hab not been r¢pla¢¥d. "rhe salar%. saling has been a k¢v element in being able to report g i¢r¥ bmall deficit in 202) and also plavs a pan in
PCC b¢ing able 10 sel 3 br¢akrfi'¢n budget again for 2024. More broadl% PLC coniinu¢s 10 ¢xp¢ndiIU￿ io see Whe￿ $avin8s can be maik.
While r¢8ular giving is not y¢1 wh¢re we Need it ifr be 10 toverour dgl-10.day expense& ate making orogress. Bul we musi not resi our laur¢l& and
E will fgce Challenge5 mo%'ing for￿ard. Two kev ¢hall¢n¥vs are h(>￿. we". il reduce our d¢p¥ndence on the incomc fTom Waierbea¢h LharitN lihis
¢urrenil}' 5ub4idi$¢s OUT Ministr) Shar¢l,' and ill pa) for our Children and Fattiiliv5 Morkers on¢e the grAnt lunding fTom Urban & Ci%'i¢ and the Dioc¢
of bli, and church famil￿ gifts ar¢ exhausied. At our ¢urreni rthie of sp¢nd w¢ tan 5UPPOrt th¢ iwo roles h&k¢ until 2026. How¢v¢r. Ihe) will need to
be self-funded 6e)ond Ihal ry)inl.
We gr¢ on a jvurnei lo s¢lf.suificiency. As pan ofihe journe) PC.C. will look" at ￿'hat ￿, spend and thhvn. as well as OPPOTh]nities io kn)st our
in£om¢. You. our Church Famil). will continue 10 play your pArt and Iht ask" of }'ou r¢m#in5 Ihe sam¢ as l&$i year. Please ¢onisnue lo pra>erfully Tcfle¢i on
jour giving. If jou can in¢r¢ast )'vur Te8ular donaiivn plca5e do. ont-OtTgifts are g1%(y grai¢full> receiv¢J. If )'ou to chdi through N4Y}'s io givc. e.g.
the Parish Giving Scheme.. Cjii't As Yoij Eayn IGAYII". Charities Aid Fvundalion ICAFI: Itgacies ￿14 a Will. our Stewgrdship TL¥m wll be happ). lu Lilk
to vou.
Summai), Fina￿CIal Repori
Th¢ 8ener05iti' of th¢ Si John's faniily means that our Gen¢rdl Ftsnd (GFI on¢¢ a8ain fini$hes th¢ v¢ar in a surylus w)siiion. £2.017 12022.. £2.O381.
While regular giviNB was dow￿ by £2.770 kn £41.67912022.. £44,449). OUT successful ChTISlmas Appeal ¢nsuT¢d we could r¢pon a broadly bTeak¢v¢n
position tnr 2023.
PCC have ¢onlinued to maintain close conirol on expendilure ii'iih unrestricfrd eosts in 2023 totalling £75.245 12022.. £7O.6901.
Based on the assumption thai can dril'e an increase in regiilar givin8 in 2024. the PCC hai'¢ sel a bTeakei'en bud¥el tor 2024. To ￿,]ll.¢r this ￿,¢ ￿,111
eed to recrutl ntw donors and q¢¢UT¢ uplifts in gii'ing from Viisling r¢gular gi%ers. As do $0, il Would t¢ good io see a broad¢r gii'in8 base and
teduce the reltan¢e on Ihe small numbtr ofdonors gii'in8 a significani pro)x)rtion trfour income.
Use ofvtslunieers
The i¢il ofihis r¢port Sho￿.$ jusl110%4' mu¢h the church is d¢p¢ndenl upon i'oluni¢ets for ils work. This is a Thaiier Ihai ¢annol be qu3nitfi¢d ￿'Ith any
d¢8r¢e ofcertaintv.
Jnvestmenipulicv
Th¢ PCC do¢s not intend to make long IrT]n lnie￿ments out of incom2ng funds. Some funds thai are held for long ￿rM purposes ar¢ held as shares in ihe
iippropTlOie CBF funds. (Mher cBsh dewsils JfL' placed in CBF deposiT accouois.
Granl-makinxpolicy
The church_ via the income from th¢ Cup TrusL suppon.q the work ol'Waiet*ea¢h and L8ndb¢a¢h Action tor Youih.
Each vear lh¢ Council donal¢s unrestricied incom¢ 10 a ￿￿[lEry Ot charities whDse work eolncides witli the ¢haritsbk aims ol'ih¢ PCC.

Tht Parothial Cburcb Council of StJohD the £vaDgelisL W8tsrbe•c
PCC Rtport
For the ytar tJLded 31 D¢ctmber 2D23
GTonl-makingpolicy
IL 2023, in additi(YLto ew wppc<t of thechilthtn's Sow frun o)Ileaic￿s ￿ a)risth&q of the ROY￿ British 14onatthe seryitt ca R£D*JnFnnce Sw¥Jay.
w& gttve a of £2,OCQ ￿ thrtt tharitses- The Atts)s Trt￿ the Mtlatwsian Mi8$2OD andsretpur Village. It ￿ the intention of thcPCC tv increwth¥ wl ¥Jm
R￿kmanageMen1
The PCC is awaTe of the risks involvcd in its opuatioTh alldtske5 appropriate sty to minimise thun. In p2rttctEl8t. it h&$ a well-develo￿d rA)licy for
dealing with childrcn vuknertble adults.
Safeguarding
The PCC ha5 ¢omplied with the duty undu section 5 of the We8uardin8 and Cler&y Dischpline Me&8llre 2016 to hive re88rd to the HLXEge of Bishops,
guidance on safegu8rdingchildTen and wtlAerable adults.
Reservespolicy
Because of the substanti815UPPOrt availableto the PCC from the Watert￿1 Ec¢les1￿1Cal Llarity. thePCC does seekw maintain significant
reseryek Any fimds kmporarily in surplus are generally eann&Tked forfuture use. Jt is the poli￿ of ihe PCC to invest any surplusbalatLce5 with the CBF
Churcbof E￿a￿dDepoSit F¥nd
Key ManogementPer3onnel Remuneraiion
All curr¢nl nJunè<¥s of thc PCC are (njsttts and givc of thBIT ¢imc fr¢cly and no tru5tce r￿JUnernIi0n pwd in thc ye4r. Th¢ clergy u¢also tTUtstfs
and those who 8re stiFendiary are funded centr￿ty bythc Church of Engl4nd aTrJ not diTectty by the chvrity. Detllil$ of truste¢ ￿P¢s￿ •nd r¢[at￿ p
trnmsacllon5 are disclosed in nok 5 to the xcoutl
Trustre5 Ire tcquiredw disclose all relcvint intrrests énd re￿$￿TtheM with the PCC *¢rew Ind in a¢¢ordfirt¢e with th¢ PCC'S policy withdraw frm
deLisions where a confltctof inleresi aris
Siatement 0fTr￿llees'RespoK5lbI1irIes
The TTU5ttt5 are Te5ponsiblc for PTtpuingth¢ Report of Ihe fnstees *ndth¢ fJnth¢iai 5taicirients in a£￿T￿anCe with applicable law •nd Uniityl Kltt8dotry
Accounting Standa￿5 IUGitcd Kingdom Gcn¢raSly A¢cepted kncovntingPT4tti¢¢l
Th¢ Law appli¢ablt 10 ch&Titi¢s in Engi4nd atld Wai¢4 th¢ Ch•riti¢S A¢t 20111 TryUiTr th¢ Trustrts to prtp*r¢ fu￿￿)&1 st¥t¢m¢nts for finan¢1￿ y¢gr
which 8ive atrue and fair view of th¢ Aate of affairs of the Charity thc income expcndiwT4 of the Chtirity for that peric#J. In Prewing those
rJn8nci81 stattrntn& tht Trllstees are required w".
selta suitable aceouAlill% policie5 alld then Epplythem Consi￿endy*
ob5CTVC the mcthod5 and Ffincipltt in the Chtirity SORP..
make jud%cmeThts and estimstts thai art rea8onabl¢ and pNd¢Tht'
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unlc5S it is inappropriate to presumcthat thc Charity
will continue in b￿]neSS.
The TnJst¢¢s are responsible for k¢¢ping PTop¢r accountin8 rttord$ whi¢h disclw with reaxsnable accuracy at any time the fJnan¢ial position ofthc
Charity and to ￿able themto ¢nsure that the fittart¢i￿ $tstements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They art a]so responsibl¢for 58fcgwdÉngthe
ets of the Chsriry and hencc fortsking ￿on￿ble steps for the preverttion and detection offraud and othei itte8￿ls￿lies.
Approved by th¢ PCC on ... ... ..... ...
The R•xl. Paul Butler. Cknir

IndeptDdtnt Ex*miner's Repfyrt to tILt
Tht P*roehial chU￿h Council of St John tht Ev*Dgelist, Wittrbtach
This repons on ihe artounis ofihL' Truqtr¢s for the year ended 31 tkcember 2023 15 in respect of an exaEninalion ¢anitd oui und¢r the Church
Accouniing Regulations 2006 and $145 ofih¢ Chgrities Act 201 I.
Respectiie rE$pDn$ibiliiie$ of Trusttt5 Ex4rnintr
Th¢ ch￿1t1"S truslees consider that an audii 1$ not required foT Ihis Vtor und¢r Sttlioa 142121 ofihe Charities Act 2011 Iihe 2011 Act) and that gn
Independent Ex3minalion is requirtd.
Having saiisfi¢d my%lf Ihgi the PLC is not subjeei 10 audit under Charih. La￿ and 1$ eligible for indep¢ndent exaniinalion. il 15 mv responsibility 10..
¢xgmine the accounls under Seiiion 145 of ihe 2011 Acl:
follow th¢ pro¢¢dur¢% laid doun in ihe General DiFe¢iions given b). the Charity Commissioners in Section 14515Kbl of the 2011 A¢1: and
ai¢ %4bether panicular matter5 havt ¢om¢ w mv attention.
B8Jli of WndÈptDdtnt Exsminer'5 Rtpvrt
My examinaiion M'gs carried oul in a¢ttsrdan¢e the general directions 8iN'en by Iht Ch*ri¢)' Commission.
An ¢x9minalion includes a Teiiew of the accounting records k¢pi by Ihe PCC and a comparison of the accounts pr¢senied Ih05e records. It also
ineludes consideration of anj unusual iiÈnJs or disclosuT¢5 In the a¢¢ount%. yeeking explanaiions from *q Trustees concerning an!. such mallLrb.
The procedures undertakLn do noi proi'ide all the e￿idenC¢ that Mould be T¢qllired in a lull audii and ionsequ¢nil) Jx) opinion is given a5 10 ￿'helh¢rlh
accounts preserti a Irue fait %'ieii' and ihe Tepon 15 limii¢d 10 ihose matters sel out in the 51alemenib b¢low.
l#dtpend¢nt Examiner's 5t&ttment
In conrttelion wilh mi. ¢x3minalion, no tnatler has ¢om¢ io mv atteniion..
11 l Ththith 8iN'e% rLasonable cause lo believe Ihai in 4n} rnaTrri21 resFecI the requiTemtni
to keep accoiiniing FL'¢ords in accordance with 5ertiiin 130 Ol-the 2011 Aci.. and
lo Prep￿¢. a¢iounis ¥%hi¢h gccord ￿1th the acEOUnlin¥ r¢cords. compli wilh the tndhods and prillciple$ of Ih¢ Accounting and Retx)rtin8 bv Chariii¢s.'
Sialemenl uf Recommended Praciice applicdbl< Iv Lhariiies preparing their accounts in a¢coTdanc¢ the Financial RepoTiing Standard appli¢abl¢
in ihe IIK and Republic of Ireland IFKS 1021 effeLl1￿C l Januan. 20151 hdl'e noi be¢n mL¥I: or
121 lo %￿h1¢h. in my opinion. aneniion should be dTawi i) orderto etLgble a proper undtrsianding of lh¢ gwounts io be reached.
Date..
MJiiheN4. P¥iiiftr FC.A
In%titllt¢ of Chartered AccounlJnlS in Engl>nd and Wales
Siaffords
Charier¢d A¢¢oiintants
Unli l. Lambrid¥e House
Cambiiro Busints% Park
Oakington Road
Girtun. CB3 OQH
Uniied King4Jom

'I'ht Parochial C'hurth Council of St John the Evangtlist. W'aterbeach
Statemtnl fftfFin¥•eial A¢iii'iii¢$ in¢thrytrrltt￿g iht I￿¢0￿e *nd Expthditurt Atcouit
bor the %ear ended 31 December 2023
ITnr¢$tri¢l¢d Re$tri¢ttd EDdowrntnt
Fund5
unds
Funds
Tof&l
Fwnd$ 2023
Total
Futhd$ 2022
INC'OME FRONI
DondEion5 & legaties
(hlier trading gthikiiies
Income from invesnnents
(hher incoming resourc¢s
No
70.571
3.752
203
57.942
122.836
3,752
5,032
4.829
4,545
TOTAL INCOfvIE
74,526
62,771
137.297
133,209
EXPENDITIIRE ON
69.752
43.607
113,)59
118,702
48
4.952
Raising tund5
thher expenses
5,554
TOTAL EXPENDITI".RE
75.245
43.668
123.702
ET JNC.'ONIEIIEIPENDITI'RE} BFFORE
I'NRLALISLD G.41)S ON, IN'I-ESTME.JT ASSErs I
719 1
19.103
18.384
9.507
Uttreali5ed Bains111055esl on inNEstmenl asset5 in Year
231
6.072
6.303 1
8,038 1
Funds Iratt4ftrred in year
479 1
295 1
FT MOI'F.MENT IN FITTr4DS
Balance5 brought forward ai l Januar) 2023
672 1
6.082
19.582
35.752
5.777
64.820
24.687
106.654
1.469
105.185
BALA￿'c..F.S CARRIED FORII'ARD AT
31 DECENIBER 2023
5,410
55,334
70.597
106.654
Th¢ noies OD pages 1110 19 fom pan of lh¢ financial staiemtnis

io.
Tht P*rothixl Chyrch Countil of St John the EnngtlisL Wat¢rbeach
Balanee Shttt
As *t31 Dete￿btr 2023
Note
Ftsed Awts
Fixturcs& fittin8S
2.635
73287
16
13.922
Current Assets
io
&771
14.731
l79
911
FwTtr*le Stock
C&th at b•nk and in hand
71.820
47.821
Creditors: Am•unts falltD% dlle wlthlo
one ytxr
ij
C¥rr•thtAi¥ets
55.419
974
TOTAL NET A&8ETS
FUNDS
16
3,594
4,497
1.585
6.082
35,752
Totrl Unrcstricted funds
Restrt¢ttd fijnds
Fthdowment t￿￿$
5.410
55.334
654
The notes otl P4ts l 110 19 fornh ptrt of thc financial stateM￿ts
Approved by the Paro¢hial Chur¢h Council on ..... ............... .
5L8ned on irs beha]f by..
Andrew
(rre&8urer}

Tht P*rochi*l Chtsrch Countil of St John ihe Evangtli$t, Wattrbearh
'OTES TO THL FIN,INCIAI. STATEMENrs
For iht Trt*r tnd¢d 31 Derembtr 20Z3
l LtEAI Forni
The Parochial Chur¢h Council is a corpor31e bodN' e51ablished b> Ihe Church of Eng13nd and operal¢s under the Parochi21 Church PowErs Measure 1956
as ¢urrenil!' amcndcd and the ChuTch Rcpre5en13tion Rules as cutrenil) 3Tnended. lthe Lhurch M'ardens Measure 2001 is 31so applicable. The church is
a re¥ibltreJ ¢hariry' re8islered irt England and Wales numlK'I 1193952. The financial slalemenls are presented in Sterlin& thich i5 the fimctiot
curr¢n¢J.
2 .4ttOUNtithg Polrrie5
The principal &c￿Uni1nE ty)li¢i¢s adopied. judg¢m¢nls and key sources of ¢siimaiion un¢enainty in Ihe pteparation ofihe financial stskmenls art a5
follo￿5..
Basis Df prtparalifyn
The financial btaiemenls have been PTep3red in gCCOTd3nce With the Church Accounting Regulaiions 2006. iog¢iher wilh FRS 102 The Finan¢ig1
Reponing Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and Stsiement olRecommended Pra£tic¢ Atcouniing and R¢porting b> Charities FRS
102120191.
WalerbEa£h PLC meets the definition of a public benefjl enTity under FRS 101.
The financial sialemenls have been Prepared under the historical cost conventjon £xcepi lor invesirneni properti¢s wthich ar¢ ShOM￿ at mark¢t
walu¢.
Goihg C.onctrn B1515
Th¢ PCC ¢onsid¢rs Ihai Ihc going ¢on¢¢m basis is appropria1¢ as (he￿ ¢onsider the reserv¢s leiels und expected 8IVlllB and oiher income lo be ai
sufficient lev¢l.% to ¢nsur¢ th*1 ih¢ PCC ¢an m¢¢1 its financial Obligations for ih¢ n¢xi 12 10 18 monih$ and on Ihai basis the PLC. is a 8oin8 COrtE¢m.
There are no m8l¢rial uncenainiits aboui ih¢ PCC'S abiliii. 10 ¢oniinu¢.
Fin*ntial Reporting Standard 102.. redut¢d distlos￿re eiompiion$
'The PCC lias iaken gdlaniage ol'the lollowing disclosiire exemplion in preparing ihese tin8neiBI statemeftis. as perniitt¢d b) FRS 102.
The r¢quir¢m¢nts of S¢¢iion 7 Siai¢m¥ni of Cash Flows.
Fund5
GenL'ral lunds represent the fiinds ol'ihe PCC Ihal aTe noi siibjErl lo an> resiiirlions fEgJTding their use and aTe available for opplicglion on the genera
purposes trl'ihL' PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpox. bv Ihv PCC *lso urtreslTicled.
The accounis include all trgns2ctions. 3ss¢t% ahd ligbilitie£ for wlii¢h lh¢ PCC Is re%ponsibl¢ by lai4'. They do noi in¢ludt iht a¢¢ounis of church groups
IhBI owe their m21n aiyiligtion to another bod). nor ihose tliat are informal gatherings of Church memb¢rs.
Inconie is r¢togni%¢d wh¢n lh¢ PCC has ¢niiil¢m¢ni 10 ih¢ fvnds. an) perfonnant¢ condiiions attached 10 IhL' ilemlsl tsfincomE hove been mei. it is
probable th4t ih¢ in¢om¢ will b¢ received and lh¢ amouni ¢on b¢ meaqured r¢liabl).
Voltsiiio*J' iitc(JfvJe ciipii4lsour¢¢s
colleclionq are recognised iihen received b}. or on behglf of the PCC.
Income re¢(>ViF¥ble (>n ¢aV¢nanl% or gift aid di)naiiott% is r¢¢ogni%¢d i¥'heD Inc￿Me is re¢ogni5ed.
Fiinds raised bi Ihe groups and si]llilar aCtI￿lI1eS are accounied IOF gTOSS.
rental incoine Irom ihe letting ofthe church preinises is recognised when the rental is due
Iihough all fL'CS foT i4eddings and funerals P￿.1 through lh¢ thU￿h d¢counls. vnl) Ihose fees due lo the PCC are recognised in these accounls.
Interest Enliilemenls are atcounled for as they aCCTUe.
Guins uKdlo.¥.*¢.* ins-ÈS1￿leNlS
Realiged gains or losses dre reCogni￿d ithen iMiestmen15 are sold.
IlnrealiseJ gains or loss¢s are a¢counted for on T¢i'gluaiion of invesim¢nis ai 31 Dec¢mbcr.
GJdiTI illC()pne
Grani income is re¢ognised wh¢n ih¢ PCC is It¥all!' ¢niiil¢d 10 ihe incomt and li ¢gn b¢ measuTvd wilh TeJsonable certainty.

12
Tbt Pgro¢hial ('hurth Council of sl.wohn Iht Lvan2tlist, Walerb¢4¢h
NOTES TO I'IIE Tr IN.4JCI,II. ST.4TEMENTS
For th¢ vt¥r eDd¢d 31 December 2023
Legac￿, iNconJe
for legacie5 entiilerneni is taken a5 The e2rlter ofiht dale on ￿hICh either.. lh¢ PCC is awa]E th31 probatr has b¢en granted, tht ¢stal¢ bEen finalised
and nolificalion has been mad¢ b} the &xecutor$ 10 th¢ Tru51 ihal 3 distribution i4ill bt Tnade. or wheii a disiribulion is Teceii'ed fram iht EsiJle.
R¢c¢ipl ol'a leggcj. in ￿'hOle or in parL is onl> ¢onsid¢red probable when th¢ amount ¢¥m be megsured religbly.
Re$oMrcu txptndtd
Grttiiis
Granis and donations are accounted for when paid oi'er. or when a￿Vrded ilihai award creA*s 3 bindiD8 tsbligaiion on th¢ PCC.
A¢It1￿11{¥S (l{recrI￿ relalip7g io ihe work olihe Lhiirch
The dio¢esan ministr) shar¢ is a¢¢ounled for then pa)abl¢. Any TninislTr sh3r£ unpaid &131 December is aceounied lor in these a£c4)Ullts as an
opeFalional Iihough not g 1¢8all liability and is shown ￿ a ¢redilor in the Balgne¢ Sli¢ti.
The PCL considers thai Ih¢re is onl!. one niain #¢ii%ii) Ihal ofrunning the ¢hur¢h. Therefore no furih¢T anal)sis ofchurch acliviii¢s has been made
in the accounts.
Fixtd.455et5
co￿e¢r01tdprop￿rfv' andniovdhle ChurLhfurn￿Alngs
Consecrated and b¢nefi¢ed propeEI) is noi in¢lud¢d in ihe accounts in g¢¢ordan¢e thiih s.IOl2llal and 1¢) ofihe ChaTilies Aci 201
Moveable church furnishings held b)" the Vicar aftd Church￿￿￿en5 ofsp¢bial In)￿ for the PCC, iithith require a faculn, for diswsal. are
accounied 3s inoli¢nabl¢ PToperti' unless ¢ons¢¢raied.
All ¢xp¢ndiiurt incurred during the !'¢ar on consecraied or beneftc¢ buildirtBs, wtheiher rnaint¢nan¢t vfimprovemenL IS WTiiien off a5 expendiiur¢ in
the SOFA and NL'ptsralelTr disclosed.
Oiherfi.Yiiirg5. fitri￿g.% dncloffi£'¥ eqiiipmenl
Equipmeni used M'iihin the ChuTch preniises is O¢pr¢¢¢*i¢d on a 5traighi line basis ov¢r 5 years. Individual ¢i¢ms ofequipmeni a purehase Price
of £1,000 or less ar¢ %%Yiiien oJTwhen the a5s¢1 is aequirvd.
A shed ￿9S purchased for storage in the Church)ard. Thi5 h35 an ¢slin)aied useful life of 25 }'ear$ and ￿111 be dvpTecialed ov¢r ihai peTivd on
slraighi line b￿]$.
WhLre stock is held, 1¢ is sho%4n ai Ihe lower ol'cost or n¢1 r¢alisablt ialue.
Current Assets
Amounts oming 10 Ih¢ PCC a5 31 tkcember in ￿'sp¢¢I of lees. rents or Iiihcr &neome are Show￿ as debtors l¢ss prui'i5ions toramounis ihal tnay prove
uncollectsble.
Short iemis dewsils include cash held on dewsil with eith¢r Ihe CBF Church of England Funds OT al the Bank.
Crediiors Aud provisioThs
Cr¢diiors and provisions gre reco8nis¢d u'hen Ihe PCC hds a pre*oi obligation resuliing from a P￿1 yveni ih31 Mill probabl%. r¢suli in ihe Iransf¢rof
funds io a third part). and the aimount due io settle ihe obligation ¢8n b¢ measured or eslinLgied r¢li#blJ. Ciedilots and proi'isii)ns ate nornially r¢¢ognised
at their s¢tilenieni amounl after allowing for an) trade discount.￿ du¢.
P¢n$bon ¢051
Th¢ PCC conlribuies to an Auto.Enrolmeni pension scheme on ￿ha]r of ils <mploiees. This is a dcfjned contribution ptnsiun schetne. Coniribuiions
¢ a¢¢ounkd foT Thhen pa)"abl¢.

13.
The Parochial Chur¢h co￿ntIl of St John the E)'*TrEel¥t. Wattrht•¢h
NOTFS TO TIIE FIN.4NCI.41. ST.4TEMENTS
For the )t8r ended 31 Dt¢eJnber 2023
3 In¢om¢ from..
Unreslrieted Restricttd Endowment
Fu#d$
Fuhd$
Funds
Tot¥]
Funds 2023
Total
Funds 2022
Dtsn4tion$ & l¢Ra¢ie5
TBX effTrcienl plann¢d gi￿lA8
Tn¢om¢ tsx r¢¢oietEd
Other planned gi￿Ing
OiheT gii'in8 ICAF. GAYEI
Collections at S¢ryi¢es
SundTr donalions
FOOt￿epS incom¢
Moking Sense income
Grants
39.439
39.439
12.046
2.240
12.238
4,034
5.160
1,286
156
51,914
42.749
10.260
.700
33.368
4,122
3.688
671
130
26,148
122.836
89
2.240
12.238
3.837
860
197
4.300
1.286
51.914
57.942
70.571
Othtr trading attivititS
ChuT¢h Roorn lettings
Fees
2.147
.605
3.752
2.147
1.605
3.752
2.460
ID¢omt from inie$imtnts
Diiidends
Interest Received
29
174
1.222
3.810
5.032
1.682
2.863
4.545
3.636
203
4.829
Oth¢r in¢omiD% ttsoMr¢¢s
InsuNn¢e ¢laims
Total income
74.526
62,771
137.297
133.209

Tht P*rochial ch￿rth Coun¢il of St John ihe EiangtlisL Waterbei¢h
'OTES I'O I IIL ￿'1￿.￿N('1AL SI".41'LF¥iLNrs
Vor the )'ear tn¢Jtd 31 Dtttmbtr 2023
Ilnrutricled Restricted EndoY+ment
Fund$
Foknd$
Total
Fund$ 2023
'rotal
FuMd$ 2022
4 Exptllditure
Charithble A¢tivitie$'. Chur¢h RllTrning C.'¢J$t$
Ministn. shaTe
As50riai¢ vi¢aT'S ¢xp¢nsts
Associate vicar's stipend supplement
Church in.%uran¢e
43.208
43.208
40.663
5,669
19.148
3.846
3.564
18.654
18.654
5.793
5,650
5.793
5.650
10.157
1.056
55
6,400
460
132
Church mainienance
Major r¢pairs
Upkeep of SeTvices
Llpktep of Chureh>ard
Missionary and Charitable giving
Making S¢nx ¢osi$
H911 ￿nnIng costs
Hall major repairs
Salaries. M'ages and honoraria
SuppoTi rosis
Educaiian and Training ¢051s
Childr¢A's ￿1)rk
10.157
2.721
,732
316
5,366
409
514
19.890
12.410
202
350
752
118.702
1.056
55
3.900
2.500
460
4.712
8.010
12.722
2.870
950
43.607
2.870
956
113.i59
69.752
ExptThditUTe R4ising fund5
Traidcrdft st911
48
48
Oiher resources txpended
Chiirch adminislralion
Cr¢dii ¢3rd and oth¢r charges
Depreciation
Miw¢llAneous expenditure
4,122
43
4.122
43
61
1.328
5.554
4292
61
61
578
4.952
1.328
5.493
61
Toial expenditure
75.245
43.668
123.702

Tht Parochial Church Coun¢il ¢bf St John tht Fi'Akngtlist. Maierht*¢h
OTES TO THE FI%.4N'C'IAL ST.41'E%IENTS
or the year endtd JI De¢tmber 202J
5 Staff Costs & Trxn$ittion$ with PCC Nltmbt
202J
2022
Wggts and salari¢$
Ptnbion £0818
12.064
346
370
12.782
12.410
The PCC hgd thr¢e part lime eMplO￿e£S during The Year (2022.. twol.
No eniployee receiied emolunierlts thich exceeded £60.OalJ.
During ihe >ear 4 PCQ memberq H'ere paid & total of £1.606 in ¢xpense$12022.. 4 members paid £5.8711. These expenses were mainly those for ihe
Associate Vicar. Other PCC menibeTS %%rr¢ r¢imburs¢d for amounis ¢xpended on pur¢has¢s for the Church.
6 C'ompANti¥e5 for tht Statemtnt of Financial Aftivitie5
ITthre$tricTtd Rt5triclcd
Fund$
FuDds
Kndowment
Total
Fulld$ 2022
INCOME FRONI
Donations & legacies
Other Irdding activities
In¢am¢ from ini'¢*m¢nis
Other incvminbp Tesources
77.180
45.656
122.836
130
4.256
159
4.545
TOTAL INCO￿1&
83,138
49.912
133.209
EXPENDITI'.RE ON
Chariiable actii'ities
Raising lunds
Oiher expense5
65.852
52.850
48
118.702
48
4,952
4,¥38
TOTAI, EXPFliDITI'RE
70,690
53.012
123.702
NEI. INLOfvILIIEXPENJ DITI'REI
AND NET IllOI'E%IEYI T IY FiINDS BEFORE TIL4N'SFERS
12.448 1
3.1(X) I
9.)07
Ilnrealised Ivsbts on ini-esimenl as5el$ in >ear
Funds iransferred in y¢ar
571
8.609 11
8.038 1
'ET IIOI'ENqEN'T T￿, FITNDS
al#n¢es broughi fon4iTd al l Janua[> 2021
3.100 1 1
35.752
8.450 1
64.820
1.469
14)6.654
6.082
BALANCES CARRIED FORII'ARD AT
31 DF.CE%IBER 2022
32.652
108.123

16.
The Parnchi41 Churtb Coyneil of St Johth iht Ev4ngtli5t, Wattrbegch
NOTES TO THE FII.4NC'IAL STATEMENTS
For tht %'tar tndtd 31 D¢ttmbtr 2023
7 Analvsi5 of Net Ass¢t% b%
ITfftre5fri¢ted Restricted
Fund5
Funds
Ethdommtut Fundy
Total
Fix¢d Assets
Currenl Asseis
Curreni Liabilities
5,325
6,858
6.773 11
70,597
75,922
71.820
64.962
9,628 1
Fund Balan¢¢
5.410
55,334
70,597
8 Tangiblt fixed asjtts
Gtllrrnl Church Room
Education
Cosl
Ai l Januarv 2023
Addilion$ in year
14.098
4.23
433
At 31 December 2023
14.098
4.230
433
Dtprtti*tio
Al l JanuaTr 2023
Charge for the year
11.402
4.230
433
l6.O65
61
Ai 31 De¢¢mber 2023
11.463
4.230
433
16.126
Al 31 DecembeT 2023
2.635
2.635
At 31 tkc¢mber 2022
2.696
2.696

The Parochial Churth Council of St John tht Ei'Angeli5t. Wattrbeaeh
N01'kS I'O THE FIN.4liC'I.4L SI'AI'E.%ILM'S
For tbe sear ended 31 Dtetmber 2023
9 Fixtd.4ssrt InTrt51rntntS
All investments are held 35 shares in the CBF Ini'eslment Fund
I'nrtStri¢ted Rt5tri¢led
Funds
FuDds
Endov+meDI Fundj
Toi*l
Number of shares
Market Value al 31 D¢c¢mber 2023
Market Vlllue al 31 Deceniber 2022
3.123
70.597
64.525
3.242
73.287
66.984
2.690
2.459
10 Dtbtor5= llmouDls falling dut IlLthin one )'ear
2023
2021
Income Ti¥ recoierable
Prepaymcnls & a¢¢rued inttrme
other debtors
3,546
485
4.740
4.864
396
9.471
8,771
I Crediiors: omoun15 f￿111￿% dut wi¢hin ont ytir
2023
2022
Accnjed acceunlancj char¥es
Sundn Creditors and aCCTuals
75
15.651
696
16.401
IU.847
12 The Waf¢rbtA¢h Eccle51ASti¢xl C'h*rilTr
The WateTkach Ecclesiastical ChaTily is an independenl ¢hariiy whosLb ITusices ar¢ ihe Priesi_in-Charg¢ and ChurCh￿'arde￿S ex officio.
IJ Sumd*v S¢hool
El) Diocesan Board of Finante holds lunds as Custodian Trusitt on ￿.hall.￿l-lhi Sunda%. S¢hi)ol. ni¢ ¢apiial cannoi aic¢s%¢d bui the incom¢ ¢an b¢
spent b), the Sunda!. School-as dtierminvd bi Vieai and Ihe Churchmardens. Accordih81%. Ihis ¢ndowTh¢ni fund is ¢x¢luded from tht PCL accounis as
Ihe nioniL'5 are noi conlrulltd bi th¢ PCC.
14 llldeptndent Examintr's renLuneratio
The independeni E¥aiiiiner s fee for the examination of the accounts for ihe year ended 31 DeceinbeT 2023 aniounls lo £750 including VAT and 15
inclu(kd in Church Administration.
IS Rtlattd Partv I raThsacti0ths
There 3re tio Iran5aciions ￿lth Felaied pafli¢s ￿qUIring dis¢losure.

IB
Tbt P*rothig1 f.hurfh Council of St Joho EV￿￿ge17st. M'Aitrbt*¢h
i%OTLS TO TFIE FJJANCIAI. STATENIE)TS
For tbt year thded 31 Dtcember 2023
16 Ilovemtnts
Balance blf
Incorning
rcsouTces
Ouigoing
ie50urces
Gain5 Illossesl
Fund
inv¢siments tr8n5f<rs
Balatttt ¢lf
UKreslrycled
Gtn¢nl Fund
Dimock Bequest
Revalllaiion of D]rn￿k Beqllest
Dimork- Bequesi Ilncom¢l
Bwk of Remembranr£
2.Q38
2.102
1.585
74,395
75.245
829
2.017
943
1.746
297
407
701
216
357
50
6.082
74.526
75.245
5,410
RÉsrrtcÈedFiinds
Assoeia¢¢ Vicar
Chancel Fund Ilncom¢i
Children and families minisler
Education
Fabnc
P(x)tstep.%
HcaliTrg fund
Kempe windom. fund
18.654
241
2U.038
2.589
13.443
1296
18.654
2.076
14.204
1.928
285
2.602
26.233
1.fv17
22.566
8.009
2.870
2.J70 1
951
956
3121
343
216
4.300
2.713 1
2_370
244
Making sense
Sound system fund
460
6,000
393
1.047
544
308
Youth Worker
2.500
50 1
35.752
62.770
43.667
479
55.334
End<M'trNevFFiindf
Cup Tru51
Revaluation of Cup Tmsl
ChAmtel IF.ndoH'ment)
Revaluaiion of Chanc¢1 Fund
Fen Road
R¢valu#iion of Fen RoDd
1.423
57.380
1.423
62.913
105
4,642
50
1.464
5.533
4.518
50
1.344
4(V) I
64.820
6.072 1
295 1
70.597
Total
106.654
137.296
6.303
stricied
General Fund
This fund represenis the m81n ineomL' and expendiiure for ihe chw¢h ¢Juiins the vear The trus1￿ aT¥
oware thal ihis lund reinains in deficlt and. That COVID restrictions are b¢ing Iiftcd. V¥ill be setting
budget to r¢du¢t thi5 uver the mediurn serni
This Is a fund thai has been de4ignat¢d b)'Ihc PCC The capitsl Lom¢% frvni a ￿8￿¢￿. lefi io the Chur¢h
mans )taT5 aso ilhich been Invesi¢d ID CBF units The income from divid¥*Js and Interest are used
for occa$iortal proJcc15 lsjlhin the chur¢h.
The fees chargert bl the PCC lor names ihe BLx* of Remembrantr used io comribllte 10 Iht
mainitnance ofth£ churChy￿d
Dinu)ck Bequesi F￿thd
Book of Rem¢mbraDcc Fund
Restricie
Asw¢i*¢d Vjcar Fund
The PCC is paving to tht Dio¢¢$￿ Board of Finance a sttni of mon¢vio prol'ide Increased for our
A$50riaie Vicar. Paul Buil¢r. kn) H-Vtk full lime in the parish All iht rosis ofihis aTe provided b) th
W8i¢rka¢h Eccle51351ical Charity.
Thr accumulaied incom¢ from an tndoM"rneni io be used for repairs to thv Chancel
Chan¢el Fund

19.
The Parochial Ch￿r¢￿ Council of St JohD tbe Ev%￿ge￿$t. M'altrbtac
OTFS TO THF. FINANCI.4L ￿ATE￿IEliTS
For the ytar endtd 31 Dertrnber 2023
17 Fujbd Mtsvtmtmi$ l¢oDt.I
Childrtn and Families Nlinister Fund
Th¢ PCC has appoinied a Children 8nd Familie5 Nlin151cr lo ¢nhan¢¢oDrwork with thls 8fLWP Income
omes fTOrn donaiions from the £ongrc8alion aDd t￿0 graDiS. one from Ely Diocesan Mi5510n Fund
and the other from th¢ Ministry of l)efenee In Tecogniiion of M'ork io be done In ihe ￿eW d¢v¢lvpmtnts io
the north of th¢ villagt.
'rh¢ a¢cllmul8ted income froin the Il'aletbcach Sulldai 5¢hwl Fund
Funds giYtD b) donors speCif￿e#llY for the upkeep and improvemem of th¢ fabrir of th¢ P8n$h
Church
The activiiies of fhe Fwtslcps group att described on Page 5 of ihe repon Funds raisEd and sp¢ni by
them are Idcniifird In a s¢paratr restrictrd fund
Funds iai4ed to cover ihe costs of he*ing repairs In Ihc Churrh Hall
The ￿e51 ￿1nd￿￿ of lh¢ ¢hurth has substsnt1￿1￿ Ten0V￿ed ￿lth the h¢lp of Ihe Friends. of Si John s and
K¢mp¢ Sts¢itty "rhe tthtsl cthst Mas covered bN grants frotn Ihc5¢ i￿￿1¢$ and by T¢¢wer%' of VAT
The PCC has upgraded Ihe118hiing ID ¢hurth The projeci c(Mnpleted during 2021 Incom¢ Is frnn)
grants l-rom the Eccle51￿11(al CTharity We 81so iecejved funds from the L151ed Pl￿¢S of Worship scheme
ILPOllI 10 ¢ower the V AT
This is funds expended on and donation5 r¢(civ¢d 01 a s¢ti¢s ofie£iurtS PTesented on Sunday
evenings Over thc longer*rtn ihis funé is ¢xpeekd io bttak. eien
This Is a fund sei up following the donalWN by a m¢mb¢r of th¢ ¢nngTegation Funds areto be
used fot ellhancements tv ih¢ church SoU￿d s>stem
This repie5enis fund5 Ta15cd b) ¢hurch memttrs for V&riOllS charisabk purpose5 aTrd whi¢h att passtd
Educ*ion Fund
Fabiic Fund
F(KMsiep5 Fund
Heating Fllnd
Kempe Win&iw Fund
l.ighting Project FDnd
M•king Sense Fund
Sound S)51ern Fu￿d
s￿(7*) CvllrclioD$ Fvnd
Youth Worker Fund
Funds receiv¢d from Ihc Cup Trusi (see belthi'l are used to support the WAY project.
El￿0%11￿¢￿¢￿4tth Iitllheldty ihe Ely Diocesan BnardnfTr-iJ￿￿Ce illisiee)
Cop Tr&%i
Income from th15 15 paid Inio thr Yi)llih M'orker fund (see above).
Chanccl Fund
The endoM'meni thai provides In(￿nE fvr Ihc maiDlrnan¢¢ and t¢pair of the Chancel
Fen Road ML£sion14BII Fllnd
Pro*idcs i sm¥ll ij¢(Imt for the gener&1 P￿[pOSeS of the PCC.
Fund5 In all the abovr ¢ndowm¢nL% w¢ h¢ld as uniis In the CBF InvesimeTri fund
Tr*llsftr$ beftwte￿ fuDds
A transfer of £244 ￿a$ made frolll th¢ GeTrcral Fund 10 lh¢ Makijg 8¢mse Fttnd to COV￿ ihe costs in exce55 Ot"InwMe on the
Making Senst l¢ctures.
A transfer of £285 made lkn%'een the Chan¢tl Fund% 10 r¢tlt¢i mi$allocaied income from PTeviou5 ?Tar5.
A transfer of £10 M'as mad¢ fTom Ihr F¢n Road Fund io ihe General Fund to reflect Ihc ?021 r•aluaiiffi ￿h1¢h H'as niisallocated Transfers
'ere Inade from the Gencral Fund io ihr Yoiilh Il'iith¢r kurtd. £511. and the Dimock Bequesi Fund. £112. 10 Tcflccl tni5all(Kal¢d in%'esimeni
in¢omc in 2021.
1'rart*f¢rs ￿ere n]ade ben¥Een ihe Dimock Beque51 Fund5 10 [¢(￿l the splits beNeen funds held b) El>. DBF and Ivnd5 hcld In a dw)%it
A tsansfer of £2.370 ￿.￿S madc frorn the Fabnc Fund itsih¢ Lighting Fwd to ckar ihe deficii on the Lighiing FuTrd.